NovaMoon: ESA bets on lunar GPS for future explorers
The Moon has no GPS. ESA's newly announced NovaMoon mission intends to change that, bringing positioning, navigation and timing services to …
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The Lunar Farside: A Hidden World Finally Coming Into Focus
Forever facing away from Earth, the lunar farside has long been one of the solar system's great unknowns. A new wave of missions and observa…
NASA Calls on Industry to Build the Next Generation of Space Stations
NASA has released its long-awaited final Request for Proposals, asking American companies to submit concrete plans for commercial space stat…
SDA satellites, South Korea, China: a packed week in orbit
A Falcon 9 carrying 21 military data-relay satellites lifted off from Vandenberg this week, marking the fourth flight for the SDA's warfight…
Moon bases, solar winds, and space diplomacy converge
Three new science investigations for NASA's Moon Base program, a joint European-Chinese mission now studying Earth's response to solar wind,…
Europe's space industry converges on ESTEC amid shifting market dynamics
Over 3,100 space professionals gathered at ESTEC in September 2026, setting an attendance record for ESA's Industry Space Days. Analysts are…
McGetchin: LRO Spots the Largest Recently Formed Lunar Crater
Scientists using NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter have identified the largest newly formed crater ever found on the Moon. Named McGetchin…
Progress 96 Heads to ISS in a Busy Week for Global Launches
Russia's Progress 96 cargo spacecraft is set to deliver roughly three tons of supplies to the International Space Station, kicking off one o…
Six Global Launches Mark a Busy Week, SpaceX Leading from the West Coast
The first week of September 2026 is shaping up as one of the most active launch periods of the year, with at least six missions planned acro…
SpaceX Sets Records With Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy in One Week
A booster flying for the 37th time, the 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year, and the Roman Space Telescope riding a Falcon Heavy — SpaceX's fi…
Europe's Busy Week: Weather Satellites and Spacewalks
Within days of each other, the European Space Agency is pulling off two significant achievements: launching the MTG-I2 weather satellite abo…
White House Sets New Course for U.S. Space Transportation
Washington has unveiled its first space transportation policy since 2013, signaling a decisive shift toward commercial operators and a push …
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